Archive of Our Own ^beta

Works which have used it as a tag:

• Cold Metal and Warm Skin by Not_an_American_kid

  Fandoms: 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)  

  • Mature
  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, Major Character Death
  • M/M, Other
  • Work in Progress

  16 Aug 2025

  Tags

  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • Major Character Death
  • David Bowman/HAL 9000
  • David Bowman/Frank Poole
  • HAL 9000
  • David Bowman
  • Frank Poole
  • Mentions/appearances of Dr. Chandra
  • Short Stories
  • Canon Divergence
  • absolute garbage
  • Crack
  • this is the worst thing I have ever written
  • Jealousy
  • Platonic Relationships
  • Angst
  • One-sided/unrequited love
  • Crack Treated Seriously
  • Eventual Requited Love
  • Frank gets the short end of the stick
  • Dave being an idiot and holding back his emotions for the sake of pride
  • Isolation
  • Fluff
  • Voyeurism
  • Denial of Feelings
  • Period Typical Attitudes
  • Robot Sex
  • Idiots in Love
  • Fix-It
  • Canonical Character Death
  • Unresolved Tension
  • Existentialism
  • Depression
  • Emotionally Repressed
  • Alternate Universe
  • Out of Character
  • Human Hal
  • Autistic David Bowman

  Summary

  A collection of tiny (and somewhat long) fics about Dr. Bowman and HAL 9000

  (Do not think for a second that I am not ashamed of this)

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  73,800

  Chapters:

  40/?

  Comments:

  252

  Kudos:

  627

  Bookmarks:

  62

  Hits:

  11,339